Project Manager Management

keith stewart

***O DANLEY COURT 214-***-****

FLOWER MOUND, TX 75028 *********@***.***

TALENT SPECIALIST/RESOURCE MANAGER

An experienced Talent Acquisition Professional. Extensive recruitment

experience and demonstrated ability to influence, to work cross-

departmentally, cross-functionally and collaborate to bring about

organization change. Passionate about a career that is fun and makes a

difference! Excellent interpersonal skills, comfortable interacting at

virtually all organizational levels along with experience building strong

partnerships with internal/external customers.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Resource Management Full Life Cycle Talent Acquisition

Vendor Management ATS systems(HR Smart, Maxhire, Cbizsoft)

Corporate Recruitment Recruitment Strategies

High Volume Recruiting Experience Creative Recruiting

Education/professional Development

. B.Th- FBCS in Rogers, Arkansas

. MCBS- Microsoft Certified Business Specialist

. Microsoft CRM

. Six Sigma- Yellow belt

. Technical Trainer-Certified

. ASNT Certification

. National Technical Certificate N1-3- Congella Technical College South

Africa

. Project Management 101- DPSG Certificate

METHODOLOGIES

. Six Sigma

. PMI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Dr Pepper Snapple Group/ formerly Cadbury Schweppes Americas "CONFIDENTIAL"

Talent Specialist/Resource Manager

January 2008- Present

Pepper Snapple Group is the No.1 flavored carbonated soft drink (CSD)

company in the Americas and a leading innovator and marketer of

functional/non-carbonated beverages. DPS serves consumers throughout North

America via a broad and flexible route to market. This includes a

combination of direct store delivery and warehouse delivery capabilities

supported by our 23 manufacturing centers, more than 200 distribution

centers and approximately 20,000 employees across North America, in

addition to the operations of hundreds of third-party bottlers and

distributors. Cadbury Schweppes had over 45,000 employees working across

the business in over 60 countries.

. Oversee all aspects of recruitment activities pertaining to IT, Supply

Chain, R&D, Finance, Customer Solutions and Legal (full time and contract

positions).

. Successfully placed candidates in critical positions in a high pace

project environment for IT.

. Managed all aspects of recruitment activities pertaining to IT

contractors for projects resulting in 100% success in talent delivery in

a high volume project environment.

. Assisted in intuitive to gather intelligence around existing Preferred

Vendors in order to better understand the legacy recruiting landscape and

the prospective value add of the proposed model.

. Co led the effort to transition to a direct recruit model for all IT

contractors. This was the first time in the history of Cadbury Schweppes

Americas that a recruitment model avoided the use of staffing firms.

. Ensure recruiting processes met government and employment laws.(EEOC and

OFCCP)

. Developed and build relationships with HRBP to define recruitment needs,

succession planning and staffing initiatives.

. Projected seasonal hiring needs in order to pro-actively source

candidates. This resulted in a pipeline of candidates for projects.

. Recruited candidates at a number of Professional Job Fairs including

National Association of Black MBAs (NBMBAA), National Society of Hispanic

MBAs (NSHMBA), DPSG Job Fair and Monster Job Fair.

. Made adjustments to recruitment messaging to enhance the value of our

sourcing efforts.

. Saved 1, 3 million Dollars for Dr Pepper Snapple through direct

recruiting efforts for contractors in 2009.

. Due to my success with the first direct recruiting model for IT

Contractors I was able to save $75000-00 for Cadbury Schweppes during the

first 9 months.

. Managed contract validation and sign off for all staff augmentation and

fixed price contracts which resulted in 100% compliance.

. Represented HR with the IT PMO to develop and rolled out a new and

improved HP PPM Project Management/Portfolio management process. This

included the new recruitment lifecycle for all IT contractors resulting

in a faster on boarding experience.

. Trained all Project Managers, Project Coordinators, Portfolio Directors

and Business Partners on the new IT recruitment process and the directive

to avoid using staffing firms.

. SME for resource management utilizing PPM for all of IT.

. Managed the new IT preferred vendor relationships and negotiated pay

rolling fees for all the independent contractors recruited through our

newly introduced model. This also provided protection for potential co-

employment issues.

. Managed Global Partners in regards to resource management and compliance.

. Met with hiring managers to determine staffing needs and priorities,

maintain constant communication regarding search progress, challenges,

candidate viability, etc.

. Presented regularly at the IT Executive leadership meeting on resourcing

updates for all open positions to ensure ongoing customer satisfaction.

. SME for Six Sigma Project which resulted in a more streamlined PR/PO

process for Vendors.

. Led the contractor recognition program which I successfully implemented

in 2009.

. Led project for HR to implement a pilot program for contractor

management. This resulted in a Contractor management system proposed for

the 2010 AOP.

Concord Solutions LLC, Addison, TX

Director of Recruiting

August 2004 - December 2007

Concord Solutions, LLC is a provider of Professional Staffing & Business

Solutions to a broad range of clients. They have been long recognized for

their ability to provide comprehensive, effective, and efficient staffing

solutions and a range of business solutions, tools and outsourcing services

in local, national and international markets.

. Responsible for the Training new recruiters resulting in a fully

mobilized team of recruiters.

. Manage Talent Acquisition Team of fifteen recruiters.

. Assisted in the identification, selection, and launch of a new ATS

System in 2007.

. Responsible for the day to day candidate acquisition and delivery system

in a high volume recruiting environment.

. Full Lifecycle recruiting experience.

. Successfully placed candidates with Fortune 500 companies such as

Amerisource Bergen, Cadbury Schweppes Americas, Ericsson, Hollister,

ConocoPhillips and Fossil.

. Assisted in establishing an offshore center in India to acquire Global

technical talent. This resulted in a candidate pool of top offshore

talent.

PIE, Flower Mound, TX

Manager

January 1999 - July 2004

PIE is a Global Non Profit organization.

. Responsible for the media supply chain operations resulting in a

finished product that reached the entire globe.

. Managed all National and International conferences.

. Manage the requirement gathering for meetings with Larry King and a

number of senators.

. Managed a team of 8 personal which resulted in on time delivery for all

projects.

. Vendor Management

. Regular Meetings with Executive Leadership to discuss strategies.

. Responsible for internship programs including recruitment of new

interns. This resulted in a successful internship program for the PIE

media department.

. Represented PIE as an advisory to leaders.

. Met with key personal in the entertainment industry

Kwazulu Natal Marketing Agency, Durban, South Africa

Owner and CEO

1997 - 1998

Kwazulu Marketing Agency is a Sales and Marketing Company serving the

Kwazulu Natal area of South Africa.

. Secured 250 direct clients within a 6 month period which included all

major hotels and the major supermarket chains.

. Achieved a successful mid size Company within a 1 year period.

. Successfully secured a solid Portfolio of consumer Products within a 3

month period.

. Implemented networks and computer systems for various companies.

Transnet Limited, Durban, South Africa (Transnet is a freight transport and

logistics company)

1980 - 1997

Transnet operates and an integrated freight transport company, formed

around a core of five operating divisions that complement each other. These

are supported by a number of Company-wide specialist functions such as

Transnet Projects which underpin the group as a whole. Transnet is fully

owned by the South African government but operates as a corporate entity

aimed at both supporting and contributing to the country's freight

logistics network.

. Successfully managed Quality Controls in the Supply Chain area of

Finished Goods which resulted in 100% compliance.

. Trained all new apprentices that where hired by Transnet from the

initial phase through the full lifecycle, resulting in a 100 % pass rate

with internationally recognized trade test.

. Lecturing on specific course criteria

. Responsible for Specific Training Courses for external clients. The

resulted in a 100% pass rate of all external candidates.

. Managed 20 apprentices which included assessments, tests and time

keeping.

. 1st person to pass American Standard of Non Destructive Testing

Certifications in three different fields in the history of the company.

. Managed the entire Kwazulu Natal South African division for the

Examination of metallurgic structure's to meet acceptance criteria which

resulted in on time, compliant, delivery of finished goods.

. Adherence to specific quality standards

. Managed a team of 10 NDT professionals and successfully trained all of

them to pass their NDT certifications.

. Successfully completed and updated the Documentation and Test results to

comply with new compliance standards.

. Met with key Managers and Engineers of Transnet to provide information

that resulted in the successful implementation of the newly compliant

NDT division in the Kwazulu Natal province in South Africa.

. Represented the Kwazulu Natal branch of NDT in our corporate meetings to

discuss the overall planning and strategy.

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

. Mercury IT Governance Tool PPM

. SAP

. Lotus Notes

. Microsoft Project

. Microsoft CRM

. Microsoft SharePoint

. Microsoft Office Suite

. Dreamweaver CS3

. Adobe CS3

. Flash CS3

. Adobe Photoshop CS3

. Adobe Fireworks CS3

. QuickBooks

. Resume Grabber

. ATS: Cbiz Soft, Maxhire, HR Smart, ACT, Talent hook

military service

. 1980-1983 South African Defense Force (Permanent)

. 1983-1994 South African Defense Force Reserve

. Medals: Pro Patria Medal

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS GROUPS

. Han-Schneider International Children's Foundation- Board Member

. Project Manager Alliance

. Recruiting Professionals Network

. Texas IT Professionals

. DFW Entrepreneur Network

. CPG Recruiters

. Dallas IT Pro

. Global IT Professionals

. International SAP Projects

. HR Group

. HR PRO

. Project Manager Networking Group

. Recruiting Professionals Network

. SAP Community

. SAP Network Global

. SAP Permanent Roles

. Texas IT Professionals

5/25/09

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